coronavirus

What you need to know about Nimbus, the new COVID-19 variant

Unlike in the early days of the pandemic, there are no frantic hospital scenes or mass testing queues.
11 June 2025

Babita recovers from Covid

On July 18, widespread unrest erupted nationwide under the pretext of quota reform protests, leading to blockades throughout Dhaka and a citywide internet blackout. Amidst this turmoil, iconic actress Babita tested positive for the coronavirus.
27 July 2024

Covid BF.7 subvariant: What we know and what to do

The BF.7 is one of the concerning sub-variants of Omicron causing the current devastating wave of Covid-19 pandemic in China.
2 January 2023

Guards up as new Omicron strain looms

The new coronavirus subvariant that is ripping through China has compelled the government to step up guard.
26 December 2022

Bangladesh–an oasis of growth

Bangladesh is currently weathering a period of heightened external pressure and economic headwinds like it has done since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and kept growing, said a top official of a multinational bank.  
4 October 2022

6 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours

Six people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 July 2022

Anthony Fauci tests Covid-19 positive, has “mild symptoms”

Dr Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
15 June 2022

Rise in Covid-19 cases: 109 recorded in 24 hours

At least 109 new Covid-19 infections were recorded during 24 hours till 8am today, which took the total number of Covid cases to 19,54,115, according to a DGHS release.
12 June 2022

Nationwide Covid booster dose campaign began

A week-long special campaign for administering Covid-19 booster dose began today (June 4, 2022), aiming to inoculate over one crore people across the country.
4 June 2022

Weeklong Covid booster dose campaign from June 4

A nationwide special campaign to administer booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines to eligible people will start from Saturday (June 4-10, 2022).
31 May 2022

Covid-19: Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to India, 15 other countries

Following the re-emergence of Covid-19, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from traveling to 16 countries including India, according to the Gulf News.
22 May 2022

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country's world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic, has tested positive for Covid-19, her office announced Saturday.
14 May 2022

WHO chief's remarks on China's Covid policy removed from social media

A United Nations Weibo post on the World Health Organization chief's comments that China's zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy is not sustainable was removed from the Chinese social media platform on Wednesday morning shortly after being published
11 May 2022

No Covid deaths for 13 consecutive days

No Covid-19 deaths were reported for 13 straight days till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 May 2022

Is a fourth dose of Covid-19 mRNA vaccine needed?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine for over 60 has been approved in Israel. Two retrospective cohort studies now assess its COVID-19 prevention efficacy.
30 April 2022

We can’t let our guard down against Covid

With Covid-19 cases receding worldwide, our lives are entering a new phase, where the “normal” perhaps means a strategic co-existence with an ever-present, maleficent viral disease.
17 April 2022

Covid-19 variant ‘XE’: India reports 1st case

India today reported its first case of the new Covid-19 variant “XE” when a 50-year-old woman who reached Mumbai from South Africa was found infected with the strain, said India’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the civic body of Mumbai.
6 April 2022

Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO

The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said yesterday, indicating that cases of anxiety and depression had swelled by over 25 percent globally.
2 March 2022

How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?

It could take weeks before we can understand its impact.
2 December 2021

Voices of the People Keeping Food on Our Tables

Eight individuals, who shared their experiences of risk, determination, resilience, and hope.
11 July 2021